[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38986-38987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17306]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: 
Applications for Land-Use-Exemption Permits

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Surface 
Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it is requesting 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension of approval 
for the collection of Applications for Land-Use-Exemption Permits (for 
Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities).

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
October 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, or 
to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments: Applications for Land-Use-Exemption Permits.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding 
Land-Use-Exemption Permits, contact [email protected], or submit your 
question at https://www.stb.gov/Ect1/ecorrespondence.nsf/incoming?OpenForm. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are requested concerning: (1) The 
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (2) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (3) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, when appropriate; and (4) 
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Board, including whether the 
collection has practical utility. Submitted comments will be summarized 
and included in the Board's request for OMB approval.

Description of Collection

    Title: Applications for Land-Use-Exemption Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0018.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Any applicant seeking a land-use-exemption permit.
    Number of Respondents: One.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 160 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 160 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: An estimated $200,000 to hire an 
environmental consultant to work with Board staff on the required 
environmental report.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10501(c)(2), as amended by 
the Clean Railroads Act of 2008 (CRA), 49 U.S.C. 10908-10910, the Board 
adopted final rules in Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities, EP 684 
(STB served Nov. 20, 2012). Under these rules, a person seeking a Land-
Use-Exemption Permit must file an application including substantial 
facts and argument as to why

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a permit is necessary and, as required by the National Environmental 
Policy Act, an environmental report and/or an environmental impact 
statement. To date, the Board has not received any applications under 
these rules.
    Under 49 CFR 1155.20, an applicant is required to file a notice of 
intent to apply for a land-use-exemption permit before filing its 
application. A suggested form for this notice may be found in Appendix 
A to 49 CFR part 1155. Further, under 49 CFR 1155.21(e), an application 
must include a draft Federal Register notice. A suggested form for the 
draft Federal Register notice may be found at Appendix B to part 1155.
    This collection is needed to develop a record in land-use-
exemption-permit proceedings, a process mandated by Congress in the 
CRA. The Board uses the information in this collection to accurately 
assess the merits of a permit application.
    Under the PRA, a federal agency that conducts or sponsors a 
collection of information must display a currently valid OMB control 
number. A collection of information, which is defined in 44 U.S.C. 
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements that persons 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to the agency, 
third parties, or the public. Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), federal 
agencies are required to provide, prior to an agency's submitting a 
collection to OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and comment period 
through publication in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, including each proposed extension of an 
existing collection of information.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-17306 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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